Pre-formed tilt proof bow neckties



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- A T TOR V5315 United States PatentO 3,677,666 PREFORMED TILT hRUOlF BQW NEQKTEES Joseph W. Less, 423 7th Ave. 5., Clinton, liowa Filed July 14, 1959, Ser. No. 826,992 1 Claim. ('Cl. 2-154} This invention relates to pro-formed tilt proof bow neckties.

The invention is more particularly concerned with pro-formed tilt proof bow neckties which are characterized by means for removably retaining the same in wearing position on a collar.

A primary feature of the invention is the provision of a pro-formed bow necktie having means for releasably supporting the same on a collar in constantly balanced position relative thereto.

A further, and more comprehensive feature of the invention is the provision of a pro-formed bow necktie for use with a soft fold collar having terminal tabs, and wherein said necktie embodies a member having a pair of wings receivable under said tabs and wherein said wings have corresponding edges thereof conforming with the fold in said collar at the region of said tabs.

A still further feature of the invention is the provision of a clip member disposed between and in symmetrical relation to said wings and which is adapted for engagement over the collar button hole wings and which provides a pivot support for the necktie.

A still furtherfeature of the invention is the provision of a pro-formed bow necktie which embodies a minimum of parts which are capable of assembly in a minimum interval of time. Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the course of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein- FIG. 1 is a view showing the several elements entering into the bow tie structure in accordance with one structural embodiment thereof, and wherein the elements are shown for the most part in perspective;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view on an enlarged scale of the wire clip member embodied in the tie;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the completed tie;

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view as observed in the plane of line l -4 on FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the completed tie;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of a modified form of tie structure;

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view as observed in the plane of line 7--7 on FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the wire clip member embodied in the structure of FIG. 6, shown on enlarged scale;

FIG. 8a is a rear perspective view of the wire clip member embodied in the structure of FIG. 6 shown on enlarged scale;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the clip member of FIG. 8 on the same scale;

FIG. 9a is a top View of the wire clip member embodied in FIG. 6.

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of a still further modified form of the invention; and

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view as observed in the plane of line l.11l on H6. 10.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, and first to FIGS. 1 to 5 thereof, the first embodiment of the bow tie structure will be seen to comprise essentially four parts as is indicated in FIG. 1 and which are identified as a bow It), a wings member ill, a knot simulating band 12 and a wire clip 13.

The bow 10 preferably comprises a pair of superposed 3,0775% Patented Feb. 19, 1963 inner and outer members 10* and ltl which are of flattened loop formation and comprise suitable fabric strips whose ends are seamed together as indicated at 10. The wings member 11 is preferably of the contour illustrated in FIG. 1 and is normally flat and preferably of transparent or translucent plastic material.

The wings member 11 includes a base portion 11 and a pair of Wings ll which extend upwardly from the base portion 11 and which diverge outwardly from a central transverse plane of the base portion and in symmetrical relation thereto.

The base portion ll is provided with a pair of lat erally spaced apertures 11 for a purpose later to appear.

The knot simulating band 12 is a strip of suitable fabric harmonizing with the bow it) and which preferably has inturned edges 12 to facilitate stitching as will appear later.

The wire clip 13 is formed from a single wire strand and comprises a central vertical loop 13 a pair of vertical bends 13 at its upper end, a pair of legs 13 projecting horizontally outwardly from the bends 13 and which legs terminate in U-bends 13 whose bights face the loop 13 The order of assembling the four parts of the tie to provide the finished structure shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 is as follows:

The wings member 11 is disposed on the inner wall of the bow member 10 with the base portion 11 thereof disposed substantially centrally of and longitudinally of the bow member and with the apertures 11 in symmetrical relation to the vertical center line of the bow member.

The band 12 is next wrapped about the bow members 1d and 16* and suitably stitched at the turned edges 12 and the length of the band is such that the central portion of the bow ill will be tightly gathered which, together with resulting folds in the band, will provide a tie closely simulating a regular hand tied tie as is indicated in FIG. 5.

As will be observed in FIG. 3, the apertures 11 will not be covered by the band 12 and which provides for insertion of the wire clip 13 which is effected by first entering one end or bend 13 into one aperture 11 and then moving the entire clip in the direction of such aperture in order to enter the other end of the clip through the other aperture and which other end is flexed as by a pliers in order to enter the other aperture, after which the clip is moved to a balanced position with the loop 13 disposed centrally of the knot simulating band 12 as is indicated in FIG. 3, and in which position the bends 13 will be disposed between the bow member 16 and the wings member 11 outwardly of the apertures 11 relative to the ends of the bow member Ell As is indicated in FIG. 4, the Wings 11 are so shaped that the ends thereof exert a pressure into the collar fold line. The wings being curved, a curling thereof is effected and which throws the body of the wings against the collar points in a rounded or convex manner which causes the collar to stiffen and therefore the collar points to stay down.

At this point, it is to be observed that the edges 11 of the Wings 11 conform to the collar fold line.

In use of the tie as above described, the wings 11 are inserted under the collar points or tabs and the loop 13 is engaged over the button hole wings on the ends of the collar and which acts as a fulcrum for constant balanced relation of the tie relative to the collar.

The second embodiment of the invention as illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9 similarly to the first embodiment comprises four parts, that is, a bow ill), a wings member 11, a knot simulating band 12 and a wire clip 14 which differentiates this embodiment from the first described embodiment. Otherwise, the parts are the same and spawns the wire clip 14, as is more clearly shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, comprises a central loop 14*, a pair of substantially parallel bends 14* at the upper end of loop 14 from whence the wires extend downwardly for a portion of the length of central loop 14 from which point the Wires then proceed outwardly and slightly downwardly to U-bend 14 at which point the wires are bent outwardly and back along themselves in substantially the same plane as the outward extension to a point near the middle of the central loop M and thence downwardly and back in U-bends 14 In order to assemble the wire clip 14, it is necessary only to successively compress the U-bends 14 for entry thereof through the apertures 11 and with the bights of the U-bends 14 disposed within the apertures as is indicated in FIG. 6.

The embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 is the same as that of FIGS. 1 to with the exception that a large headed tack 16 is extended through the inner bow member at each side of the center thereof, through the two pliesof the bow member 19* and whose end is frictionally engaged within an aperture in a bead 17 disposed between the two plies of the bow member ltl This structure, while not actually required, stabilizes the wire clip by holding same against swinging movement relative to the bow 19.

As is indicated by dot-and dash lines in FIG. an elongated plastic member 29 may be disposed between the clip 13 and the inner bow member 19a, as a wear resisting means between the wire clip and the fabric bow member.

From the above description it should be appreciated that the invention provides a pre-formed bow tie which closely simulates a hand tied tie, which consists of relatively few simple parts which are capable of quick and easy assembly and which above all maintains the points or tabs of a soft fold collar in a neat and attractive position.

I claim:

In a pre-forrned tilt proof bow necktie adapted to be used with a turned over collar having a neck band portion and an exterior folded over portion, said necktie including a fabric bow member, a collar engaging wings member disposed rearwardly of said fabric bow member in symmetrical relation thereto, a knot simulating member disposed intermediate the ends of said bow member and surrounding the intermediate portion of said wings member, and a collar wings engageable member releasably engaged with said Wings member and said bow member; the improvement, wherein said wings member comprises a central base portion provided with a pair of laterally spaced apertures and a pair of laterally spaced collar engageable wings normally extending upwardly annd laterally outwardly from said. central base portion at opposite ends thereof, said collar wings engageable member being provided with a pair of legs to movably received within said apertures, the opposite ends of said legs being provided with U-bends which U-bends are releasably engaged with the said fabric bow memher and the terminal portions of said U-bends extending toward each other, and that portion of said collar wings engageable member intermediate said pair of legs extending upwardly, thence recurved rearwardly and downwardly to a common connecting curve adjacent the lower edge of said knot.

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